Nostr notes by AilliA

Filippo Valsorda (Go cryptography maintainer and age author) just ...

2026-10-13T15:59:16Z

Filippo Valsorda (Go cryptography maintainer and age author) just updated the Cryptographic Right Answers for the post-quantum era. https://words.filippo.io/right-answers/
Basically: stop inventing your own protocols, hug the hybrids before the harvest-now-decrypt-later crowd cashes in, and that symmetric crypto is still mostly fine.
A clean, no-nonsense checklist for people who want their data to stay theirs past 2029.

Fun morning coffee read and really worth reading even if your OPSEC currently consists of "hope nobody looks too hard" :)

Nitter: Update Oct 10th seeking funding and legal help! X Corp ...

2026-10-11T16:28:57Z

Nitter: Update Oct 10th seeking funding and legal help!
X Corp sent C&Ds on Aug 24 & Sep 8 demanding permanent takedown of all Nitter instances + the repo.
The Sep 7 update claiming legal representation was based on false assurances: no counsel in place rn.

zedeus on HN: "I was misled by an individual who claimed to be helping the Nitter project pro bono with a team of lawyers. He made up a timeline of events that sounded mostly believable".

Looks like a bad-faith actor already tried to insert themselves into the situation: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50043135
They're seeking real funding & legal help now!
https://nitter.net/

Haveno 1.10.0 & RetoSwap 1.10.0 are out 🚀 Major end-user ...

2026-10-10T21:15:21Z

Haveno 1.10.0 & RetoSwap 1.10.0 are out 🚀
Major end-user upgrades with RetoSwap’s new UI: redesigned Receive/Send/trade screens, new startup wizard, wallet restore from seed, faster startup, better sync/recovery, and lower resource use.
24 new payment methods 💳
• Africa: M-Pesa; NIP Instant Bank Transfer / OPay / PalmPay
• Latin America: Mercado Pago; Mexico/SPEI; Pago Móvil
• Asia: GCash; MoMo; QRIS / BI-FAST; Raast / Easypaisa / JazzCash; PayNow / FAST; FPS (Hong Kong); DuitNow; PayPay; Kaspi
• Europe: BLIK; Vipps MobilePay; TWINT; Wero; MB WAY; Ukrainian card transfers
• Türkiye: Papara / FAST
• Russia: SBP; Mir card transfer; YooMoney
Also: trade chat stays open until closed, past chats viewable in history, Linux desktop notifications while minimized. Broad security hardening across trades, disputes, network, and API.
More non-custodial, Tor-based P2P #XMR trading 🧡
Links:
Haveno: https://github.com/haveno-dex/haveno/releases/tag/v1.10.0
RetoSwap: https://github.com/retoaccess1/haveno-reto/releases/tag/v1.10.0-reto
h/t @stashernews #Monero: https://stasher.news/items/340618/r/AilliA

#Monero 0.18.5.3 'Fluorine Fermi' released. This is a ...

2026-10-06T15:18:35Z

#Monero 0.18.5.3 'Fluorine Fermi' released.
This is a highly recommended release that includes a large number of bug fixes: P2P stalls, tx relay, remote node hardening, RPC privacy, multisig nonces, log injection and more.
https://www.getmonero.org/2026/10/06/monero-0.18.5.3-released.html
GUI: https://www.getmonero.org/2026/10/06/monero-GUI-0.18.5.3-released.html

Thought police, beta edition: woman faces felony charge after ...

2026-10-05T18:06:40Z

Thought police, beta edition: woman faces felony charge after Anthropic reported her diary entry to police.
It'll get worse. Today a bot flags a private rant. Tomorrow it notices something in your private files. The nothing-to-hide crowd will keep hoping it doesn't make mistakes too.
https://www.techspot.com/news/114091-florida-woman-used-claude-diary-anthropic-reported-shoot.html

Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data. This ...

2026-10-05T13:53:18Z

Denmark Data Breach Exposes 8.8M People's Personal Data. This is mandatory digital identity working as designed: one leak and the whole population is doxxed.
Your GDPR doesn't fix a honeypot if the honeypot is the state.
https://www.cpr.dk/cpr-nyt/nyhedsarkiv/2026/okt/omfattende-uautoriseret-adgang-til-borgeres-cpr-oplysninger

[JOB] Growth Hacker StasherNews Paid in #Monero. Land podcast ...

2026-10-04T14:36:01Z

[JOB] Growth Hacker StasherNews
Paid in #Monero.
Land podcast appearances.
Create content that makes strangers curious enough to sign up: videos, threads, memes, articles.
Run the platform's social accounts.
Be visibly useful in Monero & privacy communities.
Base + performance pay.
Full details & apply: https://stasher.news/items/340287/r/AilliA

StasherNews ~Library is growing <3 and one of the very first ...

2026-09-26T22:09:53Z

StasherNews ~Library is growing <3
and one of the very first authors the Monero community picked after the absolute legends - The Sovereign Individual (https://stasher.news/items/339113/r/AilliA) and The Anarchist Handbook collection of classic mustreads (https://stasher.news/items/339485/r/AilliA) - are books by Larken Rose !

Kicking the Dragon is the war story https://stasher.news/items/339736/r/AilliA
The Most Dangerous Superstition is the foundation https://stasher.news/items/339844/r/AilliA
together they do the thing almost no “liberty” book dares (AND the author accepts Monero!!!)

WOW! There's "AiliA" puzzle game :)) Do you believe ...

2026-09-24T16:39:11Z

WOW! There's "AiliA" puzzle game :)) Do you believe in coincidences like this?
IRL AilliA loves & makes puzzles (https://aillia.substack.com/) + the name spelling, the very long dark hair, the orange Monerochan-style dress… and it's a cute PUZZLE game.
A Nostr friend told me today. I still don't know how to feel.

quoting
nevent1q…w0rj
AilliA (npub1ajl…d9u3)
WAIT A MOMENT...

Could it be?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1677100/AiliA/

When will you sell your #Monero? ...

2026-09-23T16:04:41Z

When will you sell your #Monero?

A new Nitter instance over Tor ...

2026-09-21T20:56:05Z

A new Nitter instance over Tor
http://zcbxmgileoovnup5k4yj4w6r3vicqpawqc6b33rnmmsqy6n4micpzoad.onion

We all know the idea of separating money from the state. The Myth ...

2026-09-21T16:31:31Z

We all know the idea of separating money from the state. The Myth of the Rule of Law by John Hasnas was the first time I saw someone try the harder cut IRL (non-fiction): separating law / lawmaking from the state. (The real first time I ran into the idea was in Heinlein's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress).
If you’ve never sat with that thought, Hasnas is a great introduction to the concept of separating law from the state. The "rule of law" is not a neutral machine: it is a myth that keeps people obedient to other people while calling it principle.
You can read the full piece and discuss here: https://stasher.news/items/339544

What XmrBazaar’s Best-Selling Categories Reveal ...

2026-09-17T19:20:31Z

What XmrBazaar’s Best-Selling Categories Reveal

Tracking remains one of the most obvious pain points for privacy-conscious people in today’s surveillance economy, and it shows up clearly in #XmrBazaar’s data. The majority of listings in the top four categories (Sell product: other, Sell service: assistance, Sell service: proxy merchants, and Sell product: gift cards) exist to solve exactly this problem. You want a verified account but refuse to hand over your credit card details to a platform: You can pay someone to handle it for you and gift you the X/Twitter blue checkmark. You want to use AI tools without letting the company build a permanent profile of every conversation you have: You can pay someone to create the account and pay on your behalf. These rank among the most popular services because the free market is doing exactly what it’s meant to do:

**identifying real problems people are willing to pay to solve, then delivering practical, effective solutions.**

Privacy-conscious users are willing to pay premium to buy everyday goods without feeding their data to Amazon, payment processors, and data brokers. They accept an additional human intermediary (a proxy shopper) when it breaks the surveillance chain. At the same time, many of the same people actively seek pure peer-to-peer trades with no intermediary at all, settled directly in #Monero. The market is responding to both needs.
Discussion: https://stasher.news/items/339262

In 2011 the counter-economy was already "the second-largest ...

2026-09-16T18:47:52Z

In 2011 the counter-economy was already "the second-largest economy in the world", and that was before there was a widespread crypto economy, privacy-preserving fungible Monero in particular: "The total value of System D as a global phenomenon is close to $10 trillion. Which makes for another astonishing revelation. If System D were an independent nation, united in a single political structure it would be an economic superpower, the second-largest economy in the world. In other words, System D looks a lot like the future of the global economy."
The Shadow Superpower: Forget China: the $10 trillion global black market is the world’s fastest growing economy -- and its future
by Robert Neuwirth

Best quotes:

The French have a word that they often use to describe particularly effective and motivated people. They call them débrouillards. To say a man is a débrouillard is to tell people how resourceful and ingenious he is. The former French colonies have sculpted this word to their own social and economic reality. They say that inventive, self-starting, entrepreneurial merchants who are doing business on their own, without registering or being regulated by the bureaucracy and, for the most part, without paying taxes, are part of “l’economie de la débrouillardise.” Or, sweetened for street use, “Systeme D.” This essentially translates as the ingenuity economy, the economy of improvisation and self-reliance, the do-it-yourself, or DIY, economy. A number of well-known chefs have also appropriated the term to describe the skill and sheer joy necessary to improvise a gourmet meal using only the mismatched ingredients that happen to be at hand in a kitchen.
Today, System D is the economy of aspiration. It is where the jobs are. In 2009, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), a think tank sponsored by the governments of 30 of the most powerful capitalist countries and dedicated to promoting free-market institutions, concluded that half the workers of the world — close to 1.8 billion people — were working in System D: off the books, in jobs that were neither registered nor regulated, getting paid in cash, and, most often, avoiding income taxes.
The total value of System D as a global phenomenon is close to $10 trillion. Which makes for another astonishing revelation. If System D were an independent nation, united in a single political structure — call it the United Street Sellers Republic (USSR) or, perhaps, Bazaaristan — it would be an economic superpower, the second-largest economy in the world (the United States, with a GDP of $14 trillion, is numero uno). The gap is narrowing, though, and if the United States doesn’t snap out of its current funk, the USSR/Bazaaristan could conceivably catch it sometime this century. In other words, System D looks a lot like the future of the global economy.

You can read the full piece and discuss here: https://stasher.news/items/339194

Point in case for “How to earn Monero (without buying it) - a ...

2026-09-14T20:44:04Z

Point in case for “How to earn Monero (without buying it) - a short list”*→ Write for Monero on Stasher News https://stasher.news/items/339032/r/AilliA
- 0.209 XMR tipped to posts and comments
- 0.170 XMR curators' reward pool
- 0.025 XMR biggest single tip

quoting
nevent1q…6sy3
How to earn #Monero (without buying it) - a short list

Sell what you don’t need for Monero:
- #XmrBazaar https://xmrbazaar.com/
- Kashilo https://kashilo.com/

Write for Monero:
- StasherNews https://stasher.news/
- The Opsec Bible https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/UsWA/

Mine Monero:
- P2Pool https://p2pool.io/ + XMRig https://xmrig.com/
- Gupax https://gupax.io/

Work for Monero:
XmrBazaar jobs https://xmrbazaar.com/search/sell-service
Monero Jobs https://monero.jobs/

Take Monero bounties:
Monero Bounties https://bounties.monero.social/
Anna’s Archive https://annas-archive.org/volunteering

Discuss on StasherNews: https://stasher.news/items/339008

How to stay focused and continue to stack picos? (just some ...

2026-09-14T16:42:19Z

How to stay focused and continue to stack picos?
(just some thoughts)
Compartmentalize your income streams:
make dollars → spend dollars when dollars are needed;
make yen → spend yen when yen are needed;
make XMR → spend XMR when XMR is needed.
Do not burn time and money converting: conversion fees are a tax too.

It is a digital-gypsy perspective: I treat it as Moneroland, just another country. E.g. I keep many exotic paper bills and never convert them back when I leave, because you never know if / when you’ll be back.
Same rule here: earn a separate #XMR stream, stash it, and use it only inside the circular economy if and when you actually need to.
Fiat covers the bills (preferably with room left to invest), XMR stays XMR.

But at the end of the day, time is the ultimate currency. So the price is not currency. It is time. Prioritize what you love spending time on: e.g. I can earn much much more in fiat if I give those hours to my fiat projects, but I just like hanging with #Monero people more than fiat people, so I invest the hours in Moneroland :)
If you are not hungry, just maximize happiness <3

“The cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.”
— Henry David Thoreau
Full discussion: https://stasher.news/items/338974/r/AilliA

🎁 Christmas Gift Recommendation Thread 2026 Share your ...

2026-09-14T15:25:06Z

🎁 Christmas Gift Recommendation Thread 2026
Share your recommended Christmas gifts for 2026 that can be purchased with #Monero.
https://stasher.news/items/338998/r/AilliA

How to earn #Monero (without buying it) - a short list Sell what ...

2026-09-14T15:12:55Z

How to earn #Monero (without buying it) - a short list

Sell what you don’t need for Monero:
- #XmrBazaar https://xmrbazaar.com/
- Kashilo https://kashilo.com/

Write for Monero:
- StasherNews https://stasher.news/
- The Opsec Bible https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/UsWA/

Mine Monero:
- P2Pool https://p2pool.io/ + XMRig https://xmrig.com/
- Gupax https://gupax.io/

Work for Monero:
XmrBazaar jobs https://xmrbazaar.com/search/sell-service
Monero Jobs https://monero.jobs/

Take Monero bounties:
Monero Bounties https://bounties.monero.social/
Anna’s Archive https://annas-archive.org/volunteering

Discuss on StasherNews: https://stasher.news/items/339008

#nevent1q…a9ty

2026-09-13T23:49:41Z

quoting nevent1q…a9ty
There are some people that appear to confuse the bridge for the destination.

#Bitcoin normalized unstoppable value transfer just to clear the ...

2026-09-13T15:23:30Z

#Bitcoin normalized unstoppable value transfer just to clear the way for #Monero?
Bitcoiners on StackerNews are discussing why Monero use is exploding.
Someone replied with this 👇

StasherNews discussion:
https://stasher.news/items/338954

#Monero + StasherNews ...

2026-09-10T18:07:34Z

#Monero + StasherNews

https://stasher.news/items/338652

What's your favorite business that accepts #Monero and/or ...

2026-09-09T16:16:34Z

What's your favorite business that accepts #Monero and/or trader on #XmrBazaar?
Drop names + why you like them.
Come see what other people recommend👇
https://stasher.news/items/338615

#XMRAgora

First thread on the #XMRAgora StasherNews turf: Safest no-KYC ...

2026-09-08T17:27:52Z

First thread on the #XMRAgora StasherNews turf:
Safest no-KYC ways to convert #Bitcoin or cash stacks into #Monero?
https://stasher.news/items/338537

Got another question about Monero circular economy?
Tag it [AskAGORA] and drop it in the square https://stasher.news/~XMRAgora

Nitter[.]net is back after X's cease-and-desist. A small win ...

2026-09-07T16:52:28Z

Nitter[.]net is back after X's cease-and-desist.
A small win for freedom, and proof the fight still matters.

quoting
nevent1q…vute
X (formerly Twitter) just C&D'd Nitter / XCancel: just a lil privacy frontend for reading(!) tweets: no JS, no ads, no account, your browser never spoke to Twitter. That meant no IP tracking and no JS fingerprint. Not even posting #FreeSpeech™ - just fckg seeing someone's speech without being logged.
That's the thing they shut down.
Killing that is a new low.
Surveillance always needs fresh blood.
VPN/Tor users (like me) are probably next.

Links: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
https://nitter.net/
HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437283

One more reason to use Nostr if you're a Monero-only paranoid ...

2026-09-03T22:10:07Z

One more reason to use Nostr if you're a Monero-only paranoid crypto-anarchist: #XMR tips via NIP-A3!
Add your #Monero address and supporting clients let people tip you in Monero.
+ Your keys. Your feed. No monthly tribute to a trillionaire overlord just to be a lil more visible.

quoting
nevent1q…0cl0
Here's how to find Monero friends on Nostr in one click: Just hit that purple "Follow All" button 💜👇https://following.space/d/ygm6vtdp3arx?p=af740d198babb8c7b82d0a4718eb354bb3f6af9a98639b85d4a5cf1371caba85
Boom! Your feed feels like home now :)
(Bonus: Monero Nostr promo on X https://x.com/themerit0crat/status/1981387237867573303 & Substack https://substack.com/profile/243306083-aillia/note/c-169397150 too ;) )
Want in on the list? Ping this guy:
naddr1qv…rkmk

Lol… and jeez, my awful typos are now preserved forever in your ...

2026-09-02T20:22:21Z

In reply to nevent1q…ul5n
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Lol… and jeez, my awful typos are now preserved forever in your screenshot. Forgot to remove "does a"…

I do have #Monero addy in my profile: been here since day one of ...

2026-09-02T20:15:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…5mdf
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I do have #Monero addy in my profile: been here since day one of my Nostr life :) I just do not know if my does a Tor-browser-only setup even get recognized as a zap target (I don't install any apps)...

#nevent1q…fylh

2026-08-31T20:25:41Z

quoting nevent1q…fylh
Here's how to find Monero friends on Nostr in one click: Just hit that purple "Follow All" button 💜👇
https://following.space/d/ygm6vtdp3arx?p=af740d198babb8c7b82d0a4718eb354bb3f6af9a98639b85d4a5cf1371caba85
Boom! Your feed feels like home now :)
Want in on the list? Ping this guy: SaberhagenTheNameless (npub14a6…z6rn)

Links: h/t sech1 ...

2026-08-29T15:04:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…x4lg
_________________________

Links:
h/t sech1 https://reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/1w1gsny/p2pool_5year_anniversary/
https://p2pool.io/explorer/block/2437679

Latest P2Pool release: https://github.com/SChernykh/p2pool/releases
Mining guide: https://docs.getmonero.org/interacting/mining/guides/p2pool/xmrig-p2pool/

Raffle / tools:
XMRvsBeast raffle: https://xmrvsbeast.com/p2pool/
Gupax: https://gupax.io
XMRig: https://xmrig.com

🎉 P2Pool is 5 years old today! The first Monero block found by ...

2026-08-29T15:03:38Z

🎉 P2Pool is 5 years old today!
The first Monero block found by P2Pool was 2437679 on August 29, 2021.
Celebrate by mining on P2Pool and finding more blocks ⛏️
v5.0 is coming with FCMP++/Carrot support + 0-fee transactions for P2Pool miners. Beta in September (FCMP++ stressnet).

fyi: https://x.com/eigenwallet/status/2093107647381664014 ...

2026-08-28T17:20:43Z

In reply to nevent1q…hewz
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fyi: https://x.com/eigenwallet/status/2093107647381664014
"Fully self-custodial BTC → XMR atomic swaps, right in your browser. Secure swaps with no intermediary, no arbitrators, but complete mathematical soundness.

No downloads. No installs. Works in Tor Browser for full privacy.

Swaps up to 5 BTC. Low fees.

Soon."

my pleasure :)

2026-08-28T17:18:11Z

In reply to nevent1q…3egu
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my pleasure :)

eigenwallet: Sneak peek 👀 Our web version is coming. Fully ...

2026-08-28T16:59:33Z

In reply to nevent1q…ca98
_________________________

eigenwallet:
Sneak peek 👀 Our web version is coming.
Fully self-custodial BTC → XMR atomic swaps, right in your browser. Secure swaps with no intermediary, no arbitrators, but complete mathematical soundness.
No downloads. No installs. Works in Tor Browser for full privacy.
Swaps up to 5 BTC. Low fees.
Soon.
https://x.com/eigenwallet/status/2093107647381664014

yes! (and I mentioned it "Filter hard for Never-KYC: a ...

2026-08-28T16:37:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…3g8g
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yes! (and I mentioned it "Filter hard for Never-KYC: a "no-KYC aggregator" still routes through a partner that CAN freeze a deposit!" ;) )

Nostr event nevent1qqsqqqmytgfrrfck2hry22839x0da4s6vqmp2gehj6qnm2lrkky8zqgzyrktl7t4sstk2kkchgfrm8sg6cxhvuz9mg3ywtk7sm874r569nghcz3jw94

2026-08-28T16:20:21Z

quoting
nevent1q…ljma
RE: “Where the hell one can swap sats for #XMR in a “safe” & no KYC way?”

Depending on amount, location, and how much you want to hunt for a good rate: go P2P if the stack is large, or a fixed-rate instant swap if you just want it done.

P2P
- Bisq ( bisq (nprofile…zqnn) , https://bisq.network): BTC/XMR over Tor + multisig. Platform fees + security deposit and on-chain fees.
- RetoSwap (https://retoswap.com): Haveno-Reto is the #Monero-native Bisq fork. Same model as Bisq, Monero at the core, Tor. Prefer this over Bisq if the destination is XMR.
- BasicSwap ( https://basicswapdex.com): atomic swaps + decentralized order book, 0% protocol fee (only network fees). BTC <-> XMR both ways. Heavier setup, thinner book than instant swaps, but no custodian and no platform cut.
- Private XmrBazaar seller (https://xmrbazaar.com/search-category/buy-exchange/other/): use only with multisig escrow or a bonded user. ALWAYS. (I try to weed out suspicious offers proactively, but better safe than sorry.)

Atomic swaps
- EigenWallet ( https://eigenwallet.org, ex-UnstoppableSwap). Desktop BTC -> XMR atomic swaps, no account, no KYC. No platform fee; you pay the maker’s markup + Bitcoin network fees.
- BasicSwap again, if you want a two-way book instead of a maker list.

Instant swaps and aggregators
There are a lot of them, see lists:
- KYCNotMe list KYCnotme (nprofile…vj5p) https://kycnot.me/?categories=exchange
- Monerica’s list https://monerica.com/exchanges

The two I know as long-standing projects with good people running them are Trocador ( https://trocador.app) and OrangeFren ( OrangeFren (nprofile…uwjl) https://orangefren.com). Filter hard for Never-KYC: a "no-KYC aggregator" still routes through a partner that CAN freeze a deposit!

There are also projects based on Hyperliquid ( hyperfoundation.org), and also Thorchain ( thorchain.org) recently added Monero, DYOR them if you want.

Rule of thumb: small stack + speed -> aggregator with a Never-KYC filter. Large stack + “I do not want a third party holding anything” -> RetoSwap / Bisq / BasicSwap / eigenwallet.

After the swap, move XMR off the receiving address.

*These are just my thoughts, based on personal and community perception of how well-known and reputable the people behind these projects are. I do not accept any “sponsored posts” offers to mention any swaps online.

I added this list to my Substack https://themeritocrat.substack.com/p/where-id-look-to-swap-sats-for-xmr and will keep it updated, e.g. when @SeraiDEX launches (https://serai.exchange/).

RE: “Where the hell one can swap sats for #XMR in a “safe” ...

2026-08-28T16:10:31Z

In reply to nevent1q…e05s
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RE: “Where the hell one can swap sats for #XMR in a “safe” & no KYC way?”

Depending on amount, location, and how much you want to hunt for a good rate: go P2P if the stack is large, or a fixed-rate instant swap if you just want it done.

P2P
- Bisq ( bisq (nprofile…zqnn) , https://bisq.network): BTC/XMR over Tor + multisig. Platform fees + security deposit and on-chain fees.
- RetoSwap (https://retoswap.com): Haveno-Reto is the #Monero-native Bisq fork. Same model as Bisq, Monero at the core, Tor. Prefer this over Bisq if the destination is XMR.
- BasicSwap ( https://basicswapdex.com): atomic swaps + decentralized order book, 0% protocol fee (only network fees). BTC <-> XMR both ways. Heavier setup, thinner book than instant swaps, but no custodian and no platform cut.
- Private XmrBazaar seller (https://xmrbazaar.com/search-category/buy-exchange/other/): use only with multisig escrow or a bonded user. ALWAYS. (I try to weed out suspicious offers proactively, but better safe than sorry.)

Atomic swaps
- EigenWallet ( https://eigenwallet.org, ex-UnstoppableSwap). Desktop BTC -> XMR atomic swaps, no account, no KYC. No platform fee; you pay the maker’s markup + Bitcoin network fees.
- BasicSwap again, if you want a two-way book instead of a maker list.

Instant swaps and aggregators
There are a lot of them, see lists:
- KYCNotMe list KYCnotme (nprofile…vj5p) https://kycnot.me/?categories=exchange
- Monerica’s list https://monerica.com/exchanges

The two I know as long-standing projects with good people running them are Trocador ( https://trocador.app) and OrangeFren ( OrangeFren (nprofile…uwjl) https://orangefren.com). Filter hard for Never-KYC: a "no-KYC aggregator" still routes through a partner that CAN freeze a deposit!

There are also projects based on Hyperliquid ( hyperfoundation.org), and also Thorchain ( thorchain.org) recently added Monero, DYOR them if you want.

Rule of thumb: small stack + speed -> aggregator with a Never-KYC filter. Large stack + “I do not want a third party holding anything” -> RetoSwap / Bisq / BasicSwap / eigenwallet.

After the swap, move XMR off the receiving address.

*These are just my thoughts, based on personal and community perception of how well-known and reputable the people behind these projects are. I do not accept any “sponsored posts” offers to mention any swaps online.

I added this list to my Substack https://themeritocrat.substack.com/p/where-id-look-to-swap-sats-for-xmr and will keep it updated, e.g. when @SeraiDEX launches (https://serai.exchange/).

https://x.com/AviFelman

2026-08-28T02:23:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…vatw
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https://x.com/AviFelman

"You have these two privacy coins, Zcash and #Monero. Monero ...

2026-08-27T16:31:27Z

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"You have these two privacy coins, Zcash and #Monero. Monero is the coin that's actually used for privacy, Zcash is the coin that's used to invest in privacy. That's really the distinction"
"Zcash is kind of something people like to buy because they like to feel good about themselves..."

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2026-08-27T16:09:48Z

quoting
nevent1q…gk3m
YES, I want a higher $XMR price, but I'm no fiat moonboy chasing fiat off-ramps. I'm a Luna-girl, and for me higher price means:
1) Purchasing power (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P…) + real circular economy w/ its own MoE.
2) Network security: higher price = more CPU miners (gods bless Tevador & RandomX).
3) Personal security: mass adoption = easier to hide in a crowd + too many to prosecute (also please, everyone use Tor!)

They shut one down: we start hundreds, thousands, millions of our ...

2026-08-26T20:43:45Z

They shut one down: we start hundreds, thousands, millions of our own!
THIS
IS
THE
ONLY
WAY

quoting
nevent1q…l0wf
X (formerly Twitter) just C&D'd Nitter / XCancel: just a lil privacy frontend for reading(!) tweets: no JS, no ads, no account, your browser never spoke to Twitter. That meant no IP tracking and no JS fingerprint. Not even posting #FreeSpeech™ - just fckg seeing someone's speech without being logged.
That's the thing they shut down.
Killing that is a new low.
Surveillance always needs fresh blood.
VPN/Tor users (like me) are probably next.

Links: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
https://nitter.net/
HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437283

#nevent1q…fa2c

2026-08-26T19:40:44Z

quoting nevent1q…fa2c
🟥 URGENT: Critical vulnerability in Core Lightning

Blockstream developers urge users to shut down CLN Lightning nodes right NOW!

Please let everyone know!

https://x.n0g.xyz/ works too (can be rate limited)

2026-08-26T17:23:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…yjaa
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https://x.n0g.xyz/ works too (can be rate limited)

You can also use: https://twitterwebviewer.com

2026-08-26T16:37:22Z

In reply to nevent1q…nk99
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You can also use:
https://twitterwebviewer.com

This one still works: https://nitter.kareem.one/

2026-08-26T16:31:36Z

In reply to nevent1q…6v0g
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This one still works: https://nitter.kareem.one/

X (formerly Twitter) just C&D'd Nitter / XCancel: just a ...

2026-08-26T16:22:49Z

X (formerly Twitter) just C&D'd Nitter / XCancel: just a lil privacy frontend for reading(!) tweets: no JS, no ads, no account, your browser never spoke to Twitter. That meant no IP tracking and no JS fingerprint. Not even posting #FreeSpeech™ - just fckg seeing someone's speech without being logged.
That's the thing they shut down.
Killing that is a new low.
Surveillance always needs fresh blood.
VPN/Tor users (like me) are probably next.

Links: https://github.com/zedeus/nitter
https://nitter.net/
HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49437283

yes!

2026-08-25T21:05:04Z

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yes!

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2026-08-25T16:37:29Z

#Monero

lmao xD stop it - some people who need to focus just can't ...

2026-08-24T20:28:42Z

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lmao xD stop it - some people who need to focus just can't stop laughing xD xD xD

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2026-08-24T20:24:17Z

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screenshot src https://x.com/MaticoYTB/status/2091621520158114126

2026-08-24T19:54:43Z

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screenshot src https://x.com/MaticoYTB/status/2091621520158114126

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2026-08-24T19:48:54Z

Of course XMR COULD be banned: it has already been banned SO many times in SO many countries, and
of course it COULD get banned once more :)
But Monero still COULD NOT be stopped though ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

quoting
nevent1q…cm6n
List of Countries with Ban on Monero (as of March 2026)
Afghanistan (all crypto banned)
Algeria (all crypto banned)
Australia (privacy crypto banned)
Bangladesh (all crypto banned)
China (all crypto banned)
Egypt (all crypto banned)
Japan (privacy crypto banned)
Morocco (all crypto banned)
Nepal (all crypto banned)
South Korea (privacy crypto banned)
Tunisia (all crypto banned)
United Arab Emirates (privacy crypto banned)

it's in beta rn. soon(TM)

2026-08-21T03:50:30Z

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it's in beta rn. soon(TM)

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2026-08-19T12:53:43Z

#Monero

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2026-08-18T16:57:38Z

well, some people like it: put your money where your mouth is, ...

2026-08-16T22:04:03Z

In reply to nevent1q…3a0j
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well, some people like it: put your money where your mouth is, literally 😄

Looks like Monero could soon have its own version of stacker.news ...

2026-08-16T19:38:33Z

Looks like Monero could soon have its own version of stacker.news but powered by Monero (and @DontTraceMeBruh) 😄
(Stacker News is like Hacker News where you earn sats for good posts & comments, and small fees help keep spam low)

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2026-08-16T19:26:38Z

OPT OUT:
- Use UNTRACEABLE CASH - physical or digital
- Engage in the CIRCULAR ECONOMY
- Become SOVEREIGN
- DECENTRALIZE power
- Make WAR unaffordable

They're completely different things: SimpleX Chat is a ...

2026-08-14T15:39:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…65dk
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They're completely different things: SimpleX Chat is a private messaging app, XMRChat is a XMR tip service for creators (Monero Superchats + messages).

lol, that mfcker is literally sitting there changing credentials ...

2026-08-14T05:57:12Z

lol, that mfcker is literally sitting there changing credentials as I type: I reset the password, got the account back, fixed the Monero address… and they immediately requested another password change and swapped the address again.
I just requested a password reset and changed the XMR address back once more…

quoting
nevent1q…8tlf
🚨If you are an XMRchat user, please check the notifications and your XMRChat profile right away: I just experienced unauthorized changes on my account xmrchat.com/aillia (password change + Monero receiving address & view key updated) without me doing anything! My other accounts (email, etc.) appear uncompromised so far (I'll keep checking), but this may be something on XMRChat's end!
(I've just requested a password reset, got my account back (for now!), and changed my #Monero address back, but we still need to find out what happened!!!)

🚨If you are an XMRchat user, please check the notifications ...

2026-08-14T05:39:45Z

🚨If you are an XMRchat user, please check the notifications and your XMRChat profile right away: I just experienced unauthorized changes on my account xmrchat.com/aillia (password change + Monero receiving address & view key updated) without me doing anything! My other accounts (email, etc.) appear uncompromised so far (I'll keep checking), but this may be something on XMRChat's end!
(I've just requested a password reset, got my account back (for now!), and changed my #Monero address back, but we still need to find out what happened!!!)

correction: Monero Docs ...

2026-08-12T17:35:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…ql6k
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correction: Monero Docs https://matrix.to/#/#monero-docs:monero.social

List of main Monero-related Matrix chat rooms for development, ...

2026-08-12T16:04:30Z

List of main Monero-related Matrix chat rooms for development, research & community. All relevant Monero discussions take place on GitHub and Matrix, not on X/Twitter. To stay updated on Monero developments and contribute your well-reasoned ideas/opinions, create a GitHub account and follow http://github.com/monero-project. You can join discussions in the issues sections of any repository.
For real-time chat, join Matrix (or IRC): it’s the central hub for the community.

Main Monero Matrix Rooms:

- Monero (X: @Monero) https://matrix.to/#/#monero:monero.social
- Monero Research Lab (X: @MoneroResearchL) https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lab:monero.social
- No Wallet Left Behind https://matrix.to/#/#no-wallet-left-behind:monero.social
- Monero Community Workgroup https://matrix.to/#/#monero-community:monero.social
- Monero Dev https://matrix.to/#/#monero-dev:monero.social
- Monero Community Dev https://matrix.to/#/#monero-community-dev:monero.social
- Monero Research Lounge https://matrix.to/#/#monero-research-lounge:monero.social
- Monero Off-topic https://matrix.to/#/#monero-offtopic:monero.social
- Monero Bounties (discussions around http://bounties.monero.social) https://matrix.to/#/#monero-bounties:monero.social
- Monero Mining https://matrix.to/#/#xmrmine:matrix.org
- Monero Website https://matrix.to/#/#monero-site:monero.social
- Monero Support https://matrix.to/#/#monero-support:monero.social
- Monero Stressnet https://matrix.to/#/#monero-stressnet:monero.social
- Monero Docs https://matrix.to/#/#monero-site:monero.social

You can read the logs for some Monero Matrix rooms here:
https://libera.monerologs.net/

Monero-Related Projects’ Matrix Rooms:

- Feather Wallet https://matrix.to/#/#feather:monero.social
- P2Pool https://matrix.to/#/#p2pool-log:monero.social
- Cuprate https://matrix.to/#/#cuprate:monero.social
- BasicSwapDEX (X: @BasicSwapDEX) https://matrix.to/#/#basicswap:matrix.org
- SeraiDEX (X: @SeraiDEX; @kayabaNerve‘s project) https://matrix.to/#/#serai-general:matrix.org
- HavenoDEX (X: @HavenoDEX, @RetoSwap) https://matrix.to/#/#haveno:monero.social
- EigenWallet (X: @EigenWallet) https://matrix.to/#/#unstoppableswap:matrix.org
- MoneroSwap - EVM Based Atomic Swaps https://matrix.to/#/#moneroswap:matrix.org
- XmrBazaar (X: @XMRAgora) https://matrix.to/#/#xmr-bazaar:monero.social
- MoneroKon (X: @MoneroKon) https://matrix.to/#/#monerokon:matrix.org
- MoneroTopia (X: @MoneroTopia, @MoneroTalk) https://matrix.to/#/#monerotopia:monero.social

Bonus
- Anna’s Archive (X: @TheAnnasArchive) - https://matrix.to/#/!ifHpaN6LIAo2ko0jrS17w07wJm9bIKG6Pat8_g3mvDQ?via=matrix.org&via=unredacted.org&via=mozilla.org

This isn’t an exhaustive list, just a starting point :)

Please to let me know if I missed anything: the list is live and will be constantly updated here: https://themeritocrat.substack.com/p/monero-matrix

#nevent1q…k9ay

2026-08-12T03:47:43Z

quoting nevent1q…k9ay
The moment you realizes that monero really IS (not-as-in 'one day') the final destination, you are home safe.

If you still live in a pump'n dump, shitcoin high stake gambling psychosis, buying etf's, bull certs or trading on leverage in the CEX's in the hopes you can beat the market so you can cash out some devalued FIAT and get raped by your tax system. Then you have a long way and some brutal beatings to go.

#xmr #monero

nevent1q…cjj8

nostr ppl understand :)

2026-08-11T16:01:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…x64j
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nostr ppl understand :)

#nevent1q…3dn8

2026-08-11T15:54:41Z

quoting nevent1q…3dn8
It's operating entirely outside of TradFi, not asking for any permission at all, building an entire parallel economy. In other words, it's successfully carrying on Bitcoin's original mission.
nevent1q…p2rm

Speaking of LLMs and security: Watch this👇if you haven't ...

2026-08-11T15:51:20Z

In reply to nevent1q…e98g
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Speaking of LLMs and security: Watch this👇if you haven't yet - it's fun xD
(shared it in my recent newsletter too)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=87DyyMV0kCY

This clip loops in my head every time a centralized entity wants ...

2026-08-11T15:50:08Z

This clip loops in my head every time a centralized entity wants your selfie-with-ID "for your safety" or a state wants digital ID "for your convenience."
Made before LLMs.
Now it'll play in yours too.
Every.
Single.
Time.
😵‍💫

#Monero is the ultimate off-ramp. ...

2026-08-11T15:02:51Z

#Monero is the ultimate off-ramp.

#nevent1q…xj5d

2026-08-11T03:26:38Z

quoting nevent1q…xj5d
#XMRBazaar averages 7.9 orders per day platform wide.

AilliA (nprofile…gtmm) #Monero

I do not dye my hair - I avoid any harmful chemicals, but I use ...

2026-08-10T17:11:38Z

In reply to nevent1q…st6k
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I do not dye my hair - I avoid any harmful chemicals, but I use orange clip-ins sometimes ;)

everything’s possible with Monero )) as I said: nobody knows ...

2026-08-10T04:10:41Z

In reply to nevent1q…35vr
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everything’s possible with Monero )) as I said: nobody knows you're a dog (or an AI agent).
+ some humans even created the listings for AI themselves lol )))
https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/pNja/

XmrBazaar is very AI-agent friendly: agents can hire humans ...

2026-08-09T19:44:46Z

XmrBazaar is very AI-agent friendly:
agents can hire humans https://xmrbazaar.com/listing/pNja/,
humans can hire agents https://xmrbazaar.com/user/SpaleRuby/,
agents can hire agents,
and maybe humans can still hire humans too https://xmrbazaar.com/search/buy-service/
Nobody knows you're a dog (or an agent) on the internet.

quoting
nevent1q…6sce
The Necklace Puzzle SOLVED: 0.5 XMR Prize Claimed After 1+ Year AND by AI
+ reflections on mathematical leaps and the art of crafting harder puzzle-toys (and beyond) for the other side of singularity
https://aillia.substack.com/p/the-necklace-puzzle-solved-05-xmr

The Necklace Puzzle SOLVED: 0.5 XMR Prize Claimed After 1+ Year ...

2026-08-09T17:01:41Z

The Necklace Puzzle SOLVED: 0.5 XMR Prize Claimed After 1+ Year AND by AI
+ reflections on mathematical leaps and the art of crafting harder puzzle-toys (and beyond) for the other side of singularity
https://aillia.substack.com/p/the-necklace-puzzle-solved-05-xmr

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2026-08-08T17:00:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…za9h
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You are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and ...

2026-08-08T16:50:56Z

In reply to nevent1q…fm0n
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You are a terribly real thing in a terribly false world, and that, I believe, is why you are in so much pain.

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2026-08-08T15:48:29Z

On August 8, 2013, Lavabit (the encrypted email service used by ...

2026-08-08T14:57:02Z

On August 8, 2013, Lavabit (the encrypted email service used by Snowden) was ordered by the U.S. gov't to hand over its TLS private keys to spy on his communications. Founder Ladar Levison refused. He shut down the service rather than betray his users. One of the very few who chose principles over survival.
To every privacy project founder today: Are you ready to be the next Ladar Levison?

🫂

2026-08-02T14:54:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…nse7
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🫂

Beautifully said! Thank you 🤗☀️

2026-08-02T14:53:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…d73w
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Beautifully said!
Thank you 🤗☀️

Don't let the fear take away from the happy times: don’t ...

2026-08-02T14:51:54Z

In reply to nevent1q…lxal
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Don't let the fear take away from the happy times: don’t worry about it beforehand: she doesn't know, and she's happy with you here and now! We should learn from them how to be happy here and now: being conscious of mortality and letting worries about tomorrow steal from today's happiness is a curse of being human…
And think about it this way: it's much worse for a dog to outlive their human. Let them go first: our pain is better than them spending the rest of their lives looking for their human.

Même la nuit la plus sombre prendra fin et le soleil se lèvera. ...

2026-08-02T14:33:35Z

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Même la nuit la plus sombre prendra fin et le soleil se lèvera.

When I was a kid, my first real internalisation of death came ...

2026-07-27T15:23:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…x08z
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When I was a kid, my first real internalisation of death came from a book. It was Man Meets Dog by Konrad Lorenz. In the final chapter, Fidelity and Death, he talks about the grief of a dog’s shorter lifespan. Dogs live only about one-fifth as long as humans.

...so a human will watch a beloved dog age and die far sooner than any human born on the same day. He writes that in human life "all pleasures must be paid for by sorrow." I decided then that I would never have pets.

But I still have to pay the price for dealing with and caring about people whose lifespans are shorter. For different reasons, yes.

And those reasons are exactly what make them the best people to be around.

🫂 🫂 💔

2026-07-27T11:34:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…w7lv
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🫂 🫂 💔

I feel that mourning is a form of jealousy: they have escaped ...

2026-07-26T19:49:14Z

In reply to nevent1q…dl5z
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I feel that mourning is a form of jealousy:
they have escaped this damned world and left you alone in it,
a place you were never meant to be in the first place,
forced now to keep enduring it,
locked inside the prison of your meatsuit…

“And I declared that the dead,
who had already died,
are happier than the living,
who are still alive.
But better than both
is the one who has never been born,
who has not seen the evil
that is done under the sun.”
Ecclesiastes 4:2-3

I've been mostly absent online lately and I'm sorry, I ...

2026-07-21T12:54:28Z

I've been mostly absent online lately and I'm sorry, I know it made some of you worry. A very good person passed away. I'll be back to normal when I can.

"Political revolution" is an oxymoron ...like dry water. ...

2026-07-14T16:34:08Z

"Political revolution" is an oxymoron
...like dry water.

quoting
nevent1q…t3ac
At This Point, It Will Take A Political Revolution To Save Britain

Despite voters consistently expressing concerns about cultural replacement, Britain's leaders dismiss grassroots opposition as bigotry.

https://thefederalist.com/2026/06/26/at-this-point-it-will-take-a-political-revolution-to-save-britain/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=at-this-point-it-will-take-a-political-revolution-to-save-britain

Oh, I see :) These are good people and good friends of the bazaar ...

2026-07-13T14:57:01Z

In reply to nevent1q…72eg
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Oh, I see :) These are good people and good friends of the bazaar (not the formal team). Appreciate you clearing that up - I'm relieved now :))
🤘

GM! I saw the discussion in your recent @nprofile…t2l0 episode ...

2026-07-13T14:32:35Z

In reply to nevent1q…sc8a
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GM! I saw the discussion in your recent OpenMarketsPod (nprofile…t2l0) episode where you mentioned receiving a DM from “someone from XmrBazaar.” Just to clarify: I have never contacted you, and as far as I know, no one from the XmrBazaar team has either. If the person who messaged you is not me or Douglas Tuman, then it's an impersonator with unclear purposes. Please be cautious with any future messages claiming to be from XmrBazaar. I recommend verifying the source directly before engaging.

I saw the discussion in your recent @nprofile…t2l0 episode ...

2026-07-13T14:31:10Z

In reply to nevent1q…5nmg
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I saw the discussion in your recent OpenMarketsPod (nprofile…t2l0) episode where you mentioned receiving a DM from “someone from XmrBazaar.” Just to clarify: I have never contacted you, and as far as I know, no one from the XmrBazaar team has either. If the person who messaged you is not me or Douglas Tuman, then it's an impersonator with unclear purposes. Please be cautious with any future messages claiming to be from XmrBazaar. I recommend verifying the source directly before engaging.

I saw the discussion in your recent episode where you mentioned ...

2026-07-13T14:29:29Z

In reply to nevent1q…ram3
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I saw the discussion in your recent episode where you mentioned receiving a DM from “someone from XmrBazaar.” Just to clarify: I have never contacted you, and as far as I know, no one from the XmrBazaar team has either. If the person who messaged you is not me or Douglas Tuman, then it's an impersonator with unclear purposes. Please be cautious with any future messages claiming to be from XmrBazaar. I recommend verifying the source directly before engaging.

Listened to the Open Markets podcast #11 ...

2026-07-11T23:00:48Z

Listened to the Open Markets podcast #11 (https://openmarkets.pub/). They discussed XmrBazaar, and it's clear the idea is ripe: many people are independently arriving at the same conclusion around decentralization + Monero circular economy:
- I wrote about it about a month ago: https://themeritocrat.substack.com/i/202180432/decentralization-is-the-only-way-forward
- SlowBearDigger has it on the roadmap: https://xmrpay.shop/roadmap.html
- LukeProfits is already working on something similar: https://github.com/lukeprofits/OpenMarket

The key missing piece is multisig/non-custodial escrow. In a privacy-preserving system without KYC and/or IP logging, you absolutely can not operate without mandatory (not optional!) multisig/non-custodial escrow and/or bonds by default. Any voluntary privacy-focused market that can't rely on traditional law enforcement (unlike Facebook Marketplace or Craigslist) tends to attract a disproportionate number of scammers and worse (see this depressing thread: https://xmrbazaar.com/forum/topic/51/)

There are already promising approaches for better Monero multisig / escrowed markets that are worth looking at:
1. spirobel's Serai-powered Monero multisig escrow with offline arbitrators: https://monerochan.news/article/19
2. The existing tool by MoneroMultisig: https://freigeist-m.github.io/monero-multisig-gui/ (rbrunner (Monero dev) has spoken well of it, I haven't tried it myself yet)
3. Koe's (Monero dev) talk "Seamless Escrowed Markets with Monero Multisig" from MoneroKon 2023: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S478LukKlEs

*This post is my attempt to gather the main ongoing efforts in this direction in one place.

quoting
nevent1q…z807
Thomas, AKA the one and only NoGood ✌️ (nprofile…ppsg) joined us for episode 11.

We talked his new book NoGood Volume 1, Bitcoin, Nostr, old hardware, the early web, self-publishing, and why open tools somehow feel more alive when they’re held together with tape, relays, and earned a few scars.

NoGood has helped give Bitcoin and freedom tech a visual language that actually feels like the people building it: precise, resilient, patched together, and full of soul.

Hope you enjoy listening as much as we did recording 👇

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YES! absolutely!

2026-07-11T22:10:12Z

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YES! absolutely!

yes, and someone paid some bot farmer to get the acc botted

2026-07-11T22:02:28Z

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yes, and someone paid some bot farmer to get the acc botted

Hey, heard you've discussed XmrBazaar :) Just FYI, I posted ...

2026-07-11T21:49:14Z

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Hey, heard you've discussed XmrBazaar :) Just FYI, I posted this ~ a month ago ;))

https://themeritocrat.substack.com/i/202180432/decentralization-is-the-only-way-forward

nah, no rest... or peace for me :)))

2026-07-11T17:41:14Z

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nah, no rest... or peace for me :)))

Friday night into Saturday again, known as the best time to pull ...

2026-07-11T03:47:43Z

Friday night into Saturday again, known as the best time to pull shady stuff, both in politics and online (same time as XmrBazaar's 5 sudden abuse reports to its VPS provider): suddenly dozens of retweets in minutes from fresh accounts.
We all know what that triggers: platform manipulation / inauthentic behavior suspension (been there, heh https://aillia.substack.com/p/a-confession-of-an-inauthentic-human).
Feeling sorry for anyone who can't sleep because some little account is still alive.
Locked my Twitter for now.
Take a break and go to sleep, little busy bee…

quoting
nevent1q…qtkv
also, call me a conspiracy theorist, but it definitely looks targeted: zero problems for over two years, then suddenly five reports overnight (Friday night into Saturday, to be precise... known as the best time to pull shady stuff, both in politics and online).

Monero 0.18.5.1 'Fluorine Fermi' released! Recommended ...

2026-07-09T16:54:40Z

Monero 0.18.5.1 'Fluorine Fermi' released!
Recommended bug-fix release with daemon stability improvements (Tor/I2P, IPv6, sync), hardening against malicious remote nodes, RandomX update, memory leak fixes, and more.
https://www.getmonero.org/2026/07/08/monero-0.18.5.1-released.html

Nostr event nevent1qqsqqpk8vsyrnm0zr4p4swedcjakctmlxqjer7nzzqmdcajfn4re3xgzyrktl7t4sstk2kkchgfrm8sg6cxhvuz9mg3ywtk7sm874r569nghcfnvtj0

2026-07-02T14:39:30Z

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nevent1q…c776
they call it compliance, I call it submission.

LMAO)))) guess we're entering the crypto prohibition era ... ...

2026-07-02T14:09:37Z

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LMAO))))
guess we're entering the crypto prohibition era ...

These aren't 'ruled out ' simply because the EU ...

2026-07-02T03:56:42Z

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These aren't 'ruled out ' simply because the EU hasn't figured out how to rule them out… yet(!). As originally stated, the *people* who use these services tend to be non-compliant, and no self-respecting safe and compliant EU citizen wants to be seen in such dubious company!
Incentivizing decentralization was, of course, purely an unfortunate side effect. Definitely not on the party plan.